Web Site Guidelines
1. The district committee will control the content of this web site in compliance with Los Padres Council and BSA National Council guidelines.
2. The content of the district web site will be appropriate to the Scouting movement.
3. The district web site will not contain links to any sites that contain material that is not appropriate to the Scouting movement.
4. The district web site will not contain any advertisements or commercial endorsements.
5. The web site will not engage in the electronic sale of BSA Supply Division merchandise or competing products.
6. The district web site will not replicate any BSA publication currently for sale through the Supply Division.
7. The district web site will abide by all laws regarding copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property ownership designations, and by those pertaining to the Internet.
8. The district web site will consider the safety and privacy of their members and participants by obtaining the necessary permissions to release information about, or images of any individual.
a. The site will not mention full names of youth (first name and last initial is acceptable).
b. The site will not provide e-mail addresses of youth.
c. The site will not provide mailing addresses of youth.
d. The site will not provide phone numbers of youth.
e. The site will not associate images of youth with any name information.
f. District will obtain written permission to use an image of youth where the face is recognizable.
g. District will obtain written or verbal permission from adult members before publishing personal contact information on adult members.
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Sample Permission Statement
I hereby certify that I have read the Live Oak District's Web Site Guidelines, understand the issues involved, and willingly grant permission for the attached youth image / adult contact information (included here) to be published on Live Oak District's web site, smvbsa.org.
For a youth, the image depicts ________________ (youth name),
involved in ___________________________________ (activity),
at _____________________________________ (location and date).
Or For an adult, the personal contact information is:_______________________________.
I also understand that if I decide to withdraw this permission, I may do so at any time by calling the Live Oak District Scout Service Center at (805) 925-1955, mailing 3415 Corsair Circle, Santa Maria, CA 93455. The image / contact info will be removed from the web site as soon as possible, and I will receive a response.

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Signature and date (parent or guardian)

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Privacy Policy
1. The Live Oak District web site will not collect information from visitors, except as through information voluntarily provided by visitors by way of E-mail or submitting of forms.
2. The district web site will not place cookies on visitor's computers.
3. The district web site will not share personal contact information with outside organizations.

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Youth Protection Policy
BSA Youth Protection Program
The Council Youth Protection Committee has a representative in each district. This person is the District Youth Protection Coordinator. The District Coordinator is responsible for assuring all adults in the district have completed youth protection training. They maintain a list of adults responsible within each unit who is responsible for youth protection in the unit. They assist units by providing guidance in planning and conducting the youth program for youth protection (guide at the front of each handbook) and provide a copy of "A Time to Tell" and "It Happened to Me" for your unit to view. Parents will have access to all materials and all training. Adult Scouters may contact the Youth Protection Coordinator to make arrangements to borrow a copy of the appropriate vidseo for youth.